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Show Farmso Million 1VI illion Farms Electricity elect Licit 1VILicit Y Yi for o a - * ,1 1 i , K 4 + Y A $ : q ' l ls s h hh h ? + s ea x I Is t ' i ; 1 1t a"d ad a"dt " t xt t % e / v x + / 1/ 1 1a ' % y/ y yy / - ' y $ : I % / ! O OT Oie T ie M y b . + e a ft s tM p a t , I ' - ki kiI kiY ( MQ MQA } \ t t a A r rot o\t o t ? Y A , t tt t'e t ? : 'e e 'eik ' ik ikjt : jt , ' ar * a s sb b k.r.C kr.C krC k.r.Cry . ' . f J 1f 1f'i 'i i 'iIf + ' If ' ry ryf 444 444s s i a aa a f - " J qn , ' ) " tf tfJ e 3 ai b + Y t ' b bY bw Y w 'Scyfy Scyfy ' , ti y yqko qko f1:4as f14as : //sY sY / / % sYf1:4as zy , 'b b ' x xsY ? ' \ . y 1 F . ' , + il D ' w7 w7waraz waraz warazr , r A M . , ; p/ p pMydvd ; , / Mydvd . ' 1N ard 1t M + b + wf + .Y Y wY 4jAar.x 4jAarx ? trated Shown some In of the the Inset tasks IS REA R Morris Morrissoon EA hopes L . Cooke electricity electricity , dIrector wIll soon soonthe of the thedoing be new dOing doingRural Rural Ruralnla on nla a ElectrIfIcation Electrificationfarmsritymaoher million more moreElectrification authority farmsritymaoher farmsritymaoheraround farms-"motherlng farms "motherlng motherlng - " , and { around aroundng ng " chIcks him , are I lighten ghten illus- illus illustrated illusShown - - . work and filling silos L By WILLIAM C . , . UTLEYELBCTRIC UTLEYE UTLEYLECTRIC UTLEY UTLEYELECTRIC ELECTRIC LECTRIC light for a mnlIoD million mnlIoDfJrm millionfarm millionL ELBCTRIC E farm fJrm homesA homes A v . whole hole new set of h1redhands hiredbands hired h1red hiredhands hands bands \ who \ ho ne\ ne never neer \ er get tired and andwbo andwho andwho wbo who work for very little l1ttle wages W'1ges W1ges ' for foreach foreach foreach each of these tbese farmsBmandpatIon farmsEmancipation farms farmsEmancipation Emancipation BmandpatIon from bacl bachbieahing bachbieahingtasks backbieakingtasks blC1klng blC1klngtasl ? ' tasl tasks s for ol ( a million mmioD farmer farmers : . ; ! ' wilesThese \ wives wiles wivesThese \ 1 \ es esThese These are the ambitions ambltlOns of the new new- newly newly newly - ly formed formcd rural rur'll rurll ' electrification electrlficaUon author author- authorIty authority authority - ity " which "blch blch lias has been created by by the fed federa federal federal era eral I government go\"ernment go "ernment ernment \ " to e\tend e tend e\.tend e.tend .tend extend \ . to farms farmsthroughout farmsthroughout farmsthroughout throughout the notion mUon nation the benefits benefitswhich benefitswhich benefitswhich which are bein beln being ? enjoyed enjo\ed enjo ed \ b\ b by bonlv \ onlv only 731 731-000 731 000 ; , - . 000 out of ot 6000 6UOOUUO 6000000 000 of ot them today todayBut toda But the tbe ambitions , If they tbey are real realIzed realIzed lzed Ized . , will wd11 ' \ 111 have bave consequences reachIng reachIngtar reachingfar reachinglar tar far beyond beyon their 0\\ 0 own 0n \ \ n limits For ror Ibr brmg bring bringlug bringIng Ing lug elects electnc electllc is power to a million mllUon farms farmswl11 farmswill farmswill wl11 will create thousands of jobs In city cityfactories cityfactories cityfactories factories Manufacturers Ianuf cturers of Hght light Hghtbulbs lightbulbs lightbulbs bulbs , v . wishing s 1shlng ' tsh fag machines , refrIgerators refrigeratorsIrons , Irons , radios radls ( ) and other appliances will willhave willhave willhave have to keep their factories humming hummingto to keep pace with the demands demand : . , of Mrs MrsFarmer MrsFarmer MrsFarmer Farmer . And Mr Farmer rarmer will want wantmotors \ wantmotors \ ant antmotors motors , milUng mll1.lng mll1lng milking . machines m'1chlnes m1chlnes ' , cream cre'1m cre1m ' sep separ'ltors separators separators ar'ltors arltors arators ' and other electrical electric'll electricll ' ' hired hiredhands hiredhands hiredhands hands " Before either of these de- de demands demands de demands - - mands can be satisfied lines \ will \ III h'l\ h'l hl h'le have h'lto haveto haveto ' \ e to be bullc bunt built and \ wiring \ irIng completedrarrners completedFarmers completed completedFarmers Farmers rarrners will w111 be able to buy these theseappliances theseappliances theseappliances appliances , for the government has ex extended . tended the tbe : Electric Jlectrlc Home and F"1rm F1rm Firm F"1rmauthority Firmauthority Firmauthority " authority to a national natonal [ scope 'fhe fhe The 'fheBHr TheEHPA ' TheEHFA BHr EHPA A has enabled farmers In the theTennessee theTennessee theTennessee Tennessee valley to buy appliances nppllances on one'lsy oneasy oneasy e'lsy elsy easy ' pn payments ments financed tln'1nced tln1nced tlnanced ' by the tbe Recon necon Recon- Reconstruction Reconstruction - . struction structlon Finance nnance corporationThe corporationThe corporation corporationThe The government gOernment gO\ gO \ ernment , , under this scheme scheme.arranges schemearranges . arrnnges arranges for manufacturers manuf'1cturers manuf1cturers ' to sell sellstandard sellstandard sellstandard standard quality quallty equipment to con consumers consumers consumers sumers at low prices The pmcba purchaser purchaserhas pui chaferhas < ; er erhas has to make mal\e mal e \ a cash down payment , but butthe butthe butthe the DMF : EMFA A remits the remainder of the thecost thecost thecost cost to the dealei dealel dealer In cash Appliances Appliancesmay Appliancesmay Appliancesmay may be purchased from recognl7ed recognied recognl7edde31ers recognieddeslers recognl/edAealers recognl edAealers / ? de31ers deslers In liLanv nnv any communities where the power po-er po er " - company co cooperates operates by reduc reduc- reducIng reducing - ing lug prices for curr current nt What charges chargesrem'dn chargesremain chargesremain rem'dn remdn remain ' after the down pa pa\mcnt pa mcnt payment \ , ment are arespread arespread arespread spread out over three or four J } searsand ears earsand earsand and are nre added each month to the cus customer's customer's customer's customers tomer's tomers ' bills for electricity The pay pay- payments payments payments - ments are turned over to the cur EUFA EUI'A EUIA ' A as asthey asthey asthey they are sre re made $100000,000 100000000 $ , , for Jobs JobsThe JobsThe JobsThe The Rural nural Cle Electrification trlfic'1tlon trlfic1tlon ' authorltv authority authority.under authorityunder . , under the direction of\1\Iorrls of 1 Iorrls ofvMorris of \ \ Morrls L Cooke Cooke.has Cookehas . , has been assigned $100000000 100000000 $100 100 $ 000 000 to mp use usein mpIn ns'In nsIn ( * ' In the ne next t year or two C\ C Even Cen \ en a 1 ' vast vastsum vastsum vastsum sum like that would not goely go vciy \ely ely very \ tar far tarif farIf farIt if It were u used ed In constructing lines to tofarms tofarms tofarms farms which are now a comparatl\ comparatl comparatR comparatlely comparativelylong \ ely elylong elylong long way from the lines of any power powercompany powercompany powercompany company or municipal phntBut phutBut plant phnt phut plantBut But there are some 5000000 f'lrms flrms firms f'lrmsIn firmsin farmsIn ' In Amerl America today \ which \ hlch are without withoutelectrcIty withoutelectricity withoutelectricity electrcIty electricity , In Its compiign comphign comp ll n to elec dies electrly diestrify electrity trly trify ! 1,000 1000 1,000000 1000000 , 000 farms , the m REA ILEA A , . , accord accordIng accordlag accordIng Ing lag to director Cooke Coohe , \ will \ 111 attempt ttempt to tobrIng tobring tobring brIng service sen Ice only to those In are'1S are1S areas are'1Swhere areaswhere areaswhere ' where no new geneinting enelatlng genelating plants w111 will w111be willbe willbe be necessary necess'lry necesslry ' , v . whore where here lines can be built builtecoDomlcai1v builteconomically builteconomically ecoDomlcai1v economically from a source of PO\\ PO POer power powerwhich powerwhich \ er erwhich which already Is working workingIhe 1 7 ' Ihe he REA RCA , , ho\\ ho hoe however \ \ e\ e eel \ el " . , \ will wilt \ m not even In Inestlgate intiestlgare Investlgare \estlgate estlgate tiestlgare \ the applications appl1catlons of fal"ms falms farms fal"mswhere farmswhere farmswhere " where there Is service In the Immedi ImmedI- ImmedIate immediate Immediate - - ate neighborhood nelhborhood neihborhood " , It11 It \ will \\1\1 1 \ be Interestcd interested InterestedIn InterestcdIn In projects project where new sectional tines lines tinescan linescan linescan can be built to electrify v . whole hole f farm farmareas farmareas rm rmareas areas , but not whore where a mere extensionof eetensinnof e eetensinn tel1s1nn tel1s1nnof of an alrel1d already existing e"CIsting eCIsting " line Is asked asktd askt'd ( ' a ' farmer f'lrmer flrmer who 11\ 11 lives 11es \ es < ' dose 'lose lose close to It it It.Such ItSuch . . Such cases as these It \ will \ 11l leave le'le le'l\ le'l lel ' \ e tor for torthe forthe torthe the deelopAs developAs local power po\\el po el \ " company to de\elop de elop de\clor clor develop \ ' As an e example .amlle amlle > . [ of or a case cae ' ) that Is Isellgible iseligible Iseligible ellgible eligible to get gct REA RCA help tnke tnle take { lliat that or of ora ofa ofa a ' troup b'roup broup group ; of neighboring nelghborlnn nelgh orln6 fanners farmers who whowant \ whowant \ 110 110want want plantIn electric bervice service en Ice Ihere There 'I I ' here Is a plant In a a city a few tew miles away a\\ay a ay \ , but the thePO thepower thepower PO\\ PO POer power \ \ er company has refu relumed refused ed to build buildJInes buildlines buildlines JInes lines out to them for the very good goodreason goodreason goodreason reason that the potential business does doesnot doesnot doesnot not seem to warrant its itsPower It * " Power corn com I Ipanles Ipanies ' panles panies . , despite the feelings of cranks ernnk3 ' ' and unreasoning people , are not In business Inbusiness "for for "ror ror " their health " \ Feeling FecUng that tbat this Is a fair talr attitude of the company c.ompany . , the farmers f'1rmers f1rmers ' , \ who \ ho w'1nt w1nt went w'1ntelectrIcity wentelectricity wantelectricity ' electrIcity and are willing 111mg to pay p\y p y ply ' \ for fort forit forIt it [ t , , band b'lnd blnd bind ' themceh themselves : es together In i 1 r little littleco littleco littlecooperative co operat1\ operat1 operat1e operative \ e group , go to the company companyofllclals companyofficials companyofhcials ofllclals officials ' and 10(1 101 antl ( olTer otTer offer to buy pO\\ pO power pOer \ er to be bedeli bedeliv bedelivered deli\ deli deliv deliered \ ered Bred at the nearest point pOlOt on the thecompany thecompany thecompany company companyInes 1'nes 1nes Ines lines ] ' " ' \ 1'nesHere's linesHere's Here's Heres ' One Difficulty . The farmers themselves \ will III bUild bUildHne buildIlnes buildlines Hne Ilnes ' ) to their ' farms f'lrms flrms To finance fin'1nce fin1nce ' the theconstruction theconstruction theconstruction construction they \ will \ 111 borrow the themoney themoney themoney money from the REA nUA , who ho , theoretical theoretlcl theoretictl- theoretictl theoretically theoretictlly ' } , - . ly , , Investigates Invest1ates . , : the group from e\ e eery every everyangle everyangle \ ery eryangle angle to make m'11.e m11.e m11e mike ' . sure that tbat the loan Is Isa Isa Isa a sound oneThere one one'There 'There There ' Is nothing very compUc'1ted compUc1ted complicated compUc'1tedabout complicatedabout complicatedabout ' about this , " sa.vs savs says sn . s Mr Cool Cooke e ' It Is not notI1I notlike notlike I1I like e launching hunchln hunching a great new power powerproJect powerproyect powerproject proJect proyect Invoh Involving lng millions mnUons This whole wholeoper'lhon wholeoperation wholeoperation oper'lhon operlhon operation oper'lhonllJ ' \ will \\llJ llJ not e exceed ceed $20000 20000 $ 20000 " Ah , but only part of the story has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been told The REA nnA plans for these theseco theseco thesecooperative co operatl\ operatl operatle operative \ e groups suggest that the theI thefarmers thefarmers thefarmers I farmers shall buy power from the com corn company cornpang cornpany pany pang at wholesale wholes-lle wholes lle - : rates , to be fixed fixedby fixedby fixedby by negotiation negotl.ltlon negotlltlon . or by the state's states ' pub pub- public public . - lic sen sere service ice commission comnHssion This docs does not'set not'set not notset 'set set ' set " \ very ery \ well ell n with 1tb many of the utH util utHfty utility utilIty fty ity companies compall1es who have farm cus customers customers customers customershy tomers tomersWhy \\hy hy Why \ \ , hy not ? Is the tbe natural question questionglancing , glanclD glancing at the case wse only superficl'111y superficl111y superficially superficlally.These superficlallyThese ' . These farmers \ who \ ho are co cooperatinghive operating operatinghltve operatingh'tve hltve h'tve htve ' paid for the Installation of tbe the tbeline theline theline line ; are they not entitled enUt1ed to some somesort somesort someI , sort of extra e"Ctra eCtra " consideration for what whatthey whatthey whatthey they have ha\"e ha "e e \ " done done7 done7It ? " It so happens h'lppens hlppens ' that th'1t th1t ' the other farmers farmerswho farmerswho who \ ho are already receiving current currentfrom currentfrom , from the same power company at re retail retail tail al rates will llJ . , In effect elTect , have h'1\e h'1 h1 e hgle ' \ . paid IY.lld IYlld for fortheIr fortheir fortheir theIr lines , too Why Whv shouldn't shouldnt ' they theyget theyget theyget get \ wholesale \ hole < : ; 11e ' rates ? " ' Actually , they theyhave the thehave have not . , or have paid only In part p'1rt p1rt ' . . Here Is the wa vvay wnv It 1t \ works \ orhs , although althoughthis althoughthis althoughthis this must be taken t'1hen t1hen ' as a hJ pothetic'11 pothetic11 hypothetical hypotheticalcase hypotheticalcase pothetic'11case ' case , for all ll PO\\ PO power POor \ \ or companies do notha nothave not nothave ha have ve the same S'1me S1me ' ' agreements 1greements with their theirfarm theirfarms theiri farms farmscustomers farm \ customers Who Pays for the LIne LineLet ? Let us say tliat that tlie the cost of a line linebuilt linebuilt linebuilt built out Ollt to a farm Is CS00 ; " OO 1 ' Ihe Zhe be farm farmer farmer farmer er . , supplied supplled for the sake s'1l\e s'1l s1l e ' \ of e\.ample e.ample e .ample ample example e.ampleby exampleby exampleby \ . by a middle nllddle \ western \ estern utility cOMpany cortpnny cortpnnywhich companywhich which \ \ hlch lias has been out outstanding tandlng for Its Itsrural itsrural itsrural rural electrification workis \ work \ or1 . is g1\ g1 given g1en \ en bO h0 bOmonths h0months bUmonths months In \ which \ Inch to pay p\y p y ' \ for the cost of ofthe ofthe ofthe the line Hne lie IJe He "pays pays "P'1ys P1ys " ' " for It bv by guaran guar1n- guar1n guaran- guar1nteeIng guaranteeing guaranteeing - teeing to use a montlily monthly minimum mmimum of ofelectrIcity ofelectricity ofelectricity electrIcity PfiU\l PfiU l erjual equal ' \ In cost to one onc eightieth eightiethof of the cost of the line Hne , v . which hlch In tbis this tbisca thiscage thisca ca cage < < ; e \ would ould be $10 10 ' > $ 10 . , until the SO months monthsare monthsare monthsare are upIf upIf up upIf If he actually ctual1y uses less than $10 10 $10worth $10worth 10worth $ worth \ \ orth of "juice juice " " during a month , his hisbill hisbill hisbill bill Is $10 10 $ ' ? 10 just tlie the same But llut he Is en entItled entitled entitled tItled to11 to all \11 11 111 ' \ of the benefits benelits c\ c every cery \ ery month monthhut monththat monththat that ( hut $10 10 $ \ woith worth 01 th of electricity \ will 111 brIng brIngto bringto to |